18" Racing RoundelsHardtop was next up, along with an offset plate.Front (and rear) tow hooks (which I sprayed up red)Momo Prototipo (Only one wheel for me . . . I'm a big Porsche fan and these were often fitted to period 911's)14" Panasports!Starting to look OK. . .Oh, and I'd added a MazdaSpeed Chrome Style/roll bar as well . . . love seeing this through the rear window!Retro dash switches . . .Joyfast Supershort shift knob . . . my first parcel from Japan. I was stupidly excited about this piece of metal! lol Followed Adams (Revlimiter) excellent instructions (I wish I had the same talent for writing them) as a basis to make these TSIs. They look the bomb!Let me suck up some air!Dynobond (?) plastic/aluminium sandwich slam panel. . . very limited run by Skuzzle Motorsports in UKI.L Motorsports Cobra irro - hard won on ebay!. . .it was worth every penny!ARC Chamber. Woohoo! This is what it looked like after some hard polishing!Already tapped for an intake air temp sensor! It was a pain in the rear canoe to find a plug to fit!Purchased an OEM front strut brace at around this time too. . .Sunglasses holder . . . to replace the horrible Bongo cup holder that was sitting in the ashtray recessJust in case. . .Skuzzle motorsport plexiglass side window and ventHomemade window switches (using Landwombles guide)Chrome step/sill coversRadyot style racing mirrors (Spun aluminum. . . stupidly light! When they were delivered I thought the boxes were empty. Seriously)I love this photo so much . . .M2 style pedal set . . . Mmmm.Begs for the open road!New OE DM mats to replace the rubber universal onesZoom starter button . . .This. . .was a great day! K.G Works. Sublime.My Roadster now feels special from behind the wheel. . .Lets make it more retro. Bought some leather and learned to sew diamonds!!!!Not bad. . . even if I do say so myself! (All the more satisfying when you do it yourself and it turns out ok)!Added some 'homebrew' retro interior door handles

I drive my car a lot at night for no other reason than to enjoy their glow

I deleted the tombstone and wrapped the whole dash, glovebox door, column panel and crashpad in soft grained leather. Then I built up and re-carpeted the tunnel. To finish it all off I added a chrome shift ring and sewed myself up a new shift boot.

I started installing the supercharger kit but then decided to install a Reverant built Megasquirt MS2 as well, which also led to the installation of an Innovate LC-2 Wideband sensor. Funds were scarce so it took a while to get it all together but I finally got everything sorted and after a couple of minor teething troubles I started finally enjoying Roadster life with supercharger performance.

I'm currently only running standard injectors and fuel pump but will upgrade when I can afford a better clutch, brakes and cooling as well. Will either go with a charge-cooler setup or an over the radiator inter-cooler. Swapped out my HKS Super Power Flow filter for a K&N paper one as well.

Post by onepaintedman on Apr 30, 2016 11:04:10 GMT

Sooooooo. . . after a looooooong and arduous journey to fix my short nose crank problem (new seals and waterpump in addition to the loctite fix + painting rear suspension and the underside rear of car + new Cobalt exhaust), Ronin is finally all back together, wheels on, and it turns over and catches. Unfortunately it then runs at very low revs c300rpm, but dies as soon as I touch the throttle. Can't keep it running for long enough to check the timing though as the tune is waaaaaay out (smells very rich and after several attempts I had a big backfire). Will fiddle with it over the weekend and see if I can get it running properly.

Hopefully can sort it out and be back up and running by the end of the weekend

Post by onepaintedman on May 1, 2016 15:00:44 GMT

It lives. . .

. . . but overheats!

Took it for a thrash. Aside from stalling when I pulled up at junctions 'cos the revs drop too low (anyone know how to fix that?) everything else seemed fine. AFRs all green through the rev ranges. Was looking good.

Until coolant started pissing out of the overflow tank when I got home. Totally overheated. Tip: Don't take a 7 year old with you as gauge monitor!

howardb66: Had a drive of couple of 911s. They’re a funny old thing with the engine dangling right out of the wrong side of the rear axle. They go nicely & make a great noise tho.Aug 13, 2019 16:04:25 GMT

wannabe: I drove one on one of those experience days - it was just like I've read about, all patter-y front end and weight transfer! I can see why people who like driving like them - the challenge of getting it right must be constant and rewarding (until rain!)Aug 13, 2019 19:48:42 GMT

V6: The reality is, I suspect many of my dream cars would end up in a hedge on fire. Aug 15, 2019 12:38:15 GMT